Central Park West & West 83rd Street

Central Park West and West 83rd Street meet at a four-way crossing in Upper West Side (Central), Manhattan, at the edge of Central Park. The corner lies on the edge of the Upper West Side/Central Park West Historic District. Between 2021 and 2025, eight police-reported crashes were recorded here, fewer than the median of ten crashes for a Manhattan corner. Summit Rock in Central Park is 220 feet away. The nearest subway, 81 St-Museum of Natural History, is about two minutes on foot, for the B and C.

Safety record
6 hurt
8 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
81 St-Museum of Natural History
520 feet · 2 min on foot · B, C
Nearest bus stop
180 feet
Central Park West/W 84 St · M10
Within a walk
17 places
3 park features, 3 playgrounds and 7 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Central Park West & West 83rd Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is 81 St-Museum of Natural History, 520 feet from this corner, about two minutes on foot.

  • 2 lines at the nearest station
  1. 81 St-Museum of Natural History B, C
    520 feet
    B C

Next trains at this station

Uptown
2 lines
  1. B …
  2. C …
Downtown
2 lines
  1. B …
  2. C …

Also within a walk

  1. 86 St B, C
    800 feet
    B C

The MTA's permanent art catalog lists “For Want of a Nail” (2000) by MTA Arts & Design Collaborative at the 81 St-Museum of Natural History station.

Bus

The nearest bus stop is Central Park West/W 84 St, 180 feet away, for the M10.

  • 7 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Central Park West/W 84 St M10
    180 feet
    M10

Next buses at this stop

  1. M10 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

A bike lane separated from traffic runs on Central Park West.

  • 2 bicycle racks within 820 feet
  • 1 more bike-share station within a five-minute walk

Nearest bike-share station

  1. W 82 St & Central Park W 45 docks in all
    310 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Henry Hudson Parkway northbound at Riverside Drive & West 79th Street, 0.8 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 303 West 96th Street Gas station
    1.2 miles
  2. 200 Central Park West Charging for electric cars, eight Level 2 chargers
    0.3 miles
  3. 401-471 West 42nd Street Fast charging for electric cars
    2.3 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

Between 2021 and 2025, police reported eight crashes at this corner, fewer than the median of ten crashes for a Manhattan corner.

  • 6 people injured
  • 0 people killed
  • 1 of those hurt, on foot

The most recent crash recorded here was in May 2026.

What the city has done here

  • Barnes Dance all-way crossing, undated in the City's record

About this corner

Where facts come from
ZIP code
10024
Community board
Manhattan Community Board 7
City Council district
6
Police precinct
20 and 22 (the boundary runs through this corner)
Neighborhood (City Planning area)
Upper West Side (Central); the corner is on the edge of the Central Park area
Elevation
103 feet above sea level

The streets

  • Up to four travel lanes
  • One of the streets is one-way

Homes

About 3,200 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, most of them in buildings of ten homes or more. The buildings holding them mostly went up between 1887 and 1927.

Trees

NYC Parks records 43 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the pin oak.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 24 signs on these blocks
  • 7 different rules

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between June 2020 and July 2025, and the sign on the street decides.

West side of Central Park West

  • Loading only 1 sign LOADING ONLY MONDAY-FRIDAY 8AM-6PM
  • No parking 3 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 11AM-12:30PM

North side of West 83rd Street

  • Authorized vehicles only 2 signs AVO POLICE DEPARTMENT
  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING ANYTIME
  • No parking 8 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 11AM-12:30PM

South side of West 83rd Street

  • Authorized vehicles only 1 sign AVO POLICE DEPARTMENT
  • No parking 7 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 11AM-12:30PM

Landmarks and historic districts

The corner stands at the edge of the Upper West Side/Central Park West Historic District.

Within 820 feet, 198 buildings are designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission, recorded most often as Renaissance Revival, and mostly built between 1885 and 1897.

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Seventeen public places are within a five-minute walk.

  • 3 park features
  • 3 playgrounds
  • 3 religious buildings
  • 3 schools
  • 1 day care or pre-K site
  • 4 other places

Schools and child care

  1. Congregation Rodeph Sholom K.J. Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · landmark
    460 feet
  2. Rodeph Sholom School Landmark
    580 feet
  3. M.S. 243 Center School
    1,210 feet
Show all 4
  1. P.S. 009 Sarah Anderson School
    1,210 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Central Park Listed historic place
    50 feet
  2. Summit Rock in Central Park Park feature
    220 feet
  3. Toll Family Playground
    370 feet
Show all 7
  1. Diana Ross Playground
    380 feet
  2. Ross Pinetum in Central Park Park feature
    560 feet
  3. Bethesda Terrace in Central Park Park feature
    580 feet
  4. Abraham and Joseph Spector Playground
    890 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. American Museum of Natural History Museum · listed historic place
    560 feet

Houses of worship

  1. Rodeph Sholom Congregation Landmark
    310 feet
  2. St Matthew St Timothy Church Landmark
    460 feet
  3. Society for the Advancement of Judaism House of worship
    980 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Planetarium Post Office
    1,270 feet

Fire and police

  1. Engine 74 Fire station
    1,230 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Gristedes Supermarket
    1,200 feet
  2. Key Food Supermarket
    0.5 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 23 places to eat and three food stores.

Nearby corners

The eight nearest corners on foot, five of them within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along Central Park West or West 83rd Street.

Sources: NYC Technology and Innovation, NYPD, NYC DOT, MTA, NYC City Planning, New York City's bike-share system, NYS Environmental Conservation, US Department of Energy, Landmarks Preservation Commission, NYC Parks, NYC Health, NYS Agriculture and Markets and USDA, retrieved September 18 – October 6, 2026.